Wage-registering apparatus for mechanical looms.



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yAPPLICATION FILED SETLBO, 1908.

Patented. Apr. 4, 1911.

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SAMUEL 'lVIARSCX-K, OF BRNN, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

WAGE-REGISTERING APARATUS FOR MECHANICAL LOOMS.

Griginal application led January 2'?, 1908, Serial No. 412,879.

September 30, 1.908.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4l, 19M

Divided and this application filed Serial No. 455,487.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, SAMUEL Marisol-HK, a subject of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor, and resident of 37 Schmerlingstrasse, Brnn, Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 1\fVage-Registering Apparatus for Mechanical Looms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in mechanical looms and consists of a counter which is driven by a suitable part of the loom and which automatically registers the weaving wages for a given period, say for example, one week.

By the use of this recording apparatus the calculation of wages and the book keeping relating thereto are done away with, so that errors are avoided, and the shootcounters used hitherto and the meter-counters for the woven material or the subsequent measurement of the latter become unnecessary.

T he weaving wage is calculated in monetary units per work unit.

ln my specification (Serial No. 412,879) filed January 27, 1908, I describe an apparatus driven by the shaft of the card cylinder in the manner usual for weft counters and which serves to calculate wages according to the number of wefts.

. The apparatus according to this invention is so devised as to permit of wages being determined upon a definitive number of yards, for example 300 yards, said apparatus being actuated from the ripple-beam or from the circumference of the cloth beam similarly to the ordinary weft counters. However', the apparatus can also be driven through the shaft of the card cylinder so that the wages are computed by the number of wefts.

The improved registering apparatus is shown in the accompanying drawings,` in which:

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line A-A in Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a plan and a horizontal section respectively. F ig. 3 is a vertical section through the line B-B in Fig. l. Fig. t is a horiT zontal section through line C-C in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 shows on an enlarged scale the wheels of the tens transfer mechanism.

On the spindle I fitted inside the casing l, there is mounted a gearing 2, 3, 4. rlhe rst tooth wheel 2 of this gearing, mounted loosely on the spindle I, is driven by the spindle Il, the gearing of which starts from the ripple-beam of the loom and corresponds to the circumference of this beam, the gearing ratio being such that the tooth wheel 2 will make one revolution for every 3 yards of woven material, for instance.

By means of a connecting gearing 5 mounted on the spindle HI the movement of the wheel 2 will be transmitted to the toothed wheel 3 mounted loosely on the spindle I in such a way that the wheel 8 makes one revolution for every 30 yards of material, and the rotation of the wheel 3 is further transmitted to the wheel l so that the latter makes one revolution for every 300 yards of material. This latter tooth wheel t is rigidly mounted on the spindle l on which are also iirmly mounted the three registering or operating wheels 6, 7, 8. The

latter therefore make one revolution with the shaft l for every 300 yards of material, this having been taken as the work unit in this example. These operating wheels serve to transmit the Wages, settled upon for the work unit, to a counter of any desired construction. For this purpose the operating wheels 6, 7, 8 have a circumference which corresponds to thirty tooth divisions; the smallest distance between. the teeth on one operating wheel is equal to three tooth divisions, and the three operating wheels are each set relatively to each other so that their positions didier by one tooth division, thus the teeth of the three operating wheels never operate simultaneously but one after the other. These operating wheels engage with the tooth wheels of a counter arranged on the spindle IV, viz. operating wheel 6 with the wheel a1 of the units figure-wheel el, 7 with the Wheel a2 of the tens figure-wheel e2, and 8 Awith the wheel a3 of the hundreds figurewheel e3. The wheel 6 therefore transmits the units, 7 the tens and 8 the hundreds. The wheel 6 has as many teeth as the rate of wages contains multiples of monetary units under ten, 7 as many teeth as the rate of wages contains multiples of ten monetary units under one hundred, and 8 has as many teeth as the rate of wages contains multiples of one hundred monetary units under one thousand. For instance if the rate of wages is 186 monetary units per 300 yards the wheel 8 (hundreds-wheel) will have one tooth, 7 (tens-Wheel) will have eight teeth, and Si (units-Wheel) Will have six teeth. For Wages under one hundred monetary units the hundreds Wheel remains blank.

its the tens ligure-Wheel must be moved by one place While the units-Wheel makes one revolution, a transmission spindle V is used. for the tens-transmission device 2 and 3), by means of Which the revolutions oit one iigure-ivheel are transmitted to the other Wheel ot the next higher place. For this purpose l Fix to the side of the number-Wheels el, e2, e", et of the counting mechanism respectively the disks f1? f2, f3, ft each of which has tivo teeth. These teeth which extend over one tenth of the circumference ot the disk are so arranged as to come into gear ivitli a loose toothed Wheel on the shaft V each time the Correspending` number-Wheel has turned from 9 to O. For example when the Wheel .el has turned from 9 to O and so caused the tenth Wheel to turn by one number, the teeth ot the disk f1 will engage in the corresponding Wheel c and turn the latter tor tivo teeth. At the side olf each Wheel c there is a loose toothed Wheel on the shaft V. T he toothed Wheel L is furnished With lateral coupling teeth (Z, -While each Wheel c is iitted with a lateral spring controlled pin e engaging' in thY teeth (Z and so Causing the Wheel l) to turn with the Wheel c.

To the side oit each number Wheel 21 or the like, is tired a toothed Wheel f/l or g2, g3, gt, in gear with the corresponding toothed wheel Y). rlhe latter Wheel', as here arraiiged, turns the toothed Wheel g1 for tv-.f'o teeth, z'. c. one tenth of the circumference, and consequently moves the iniiiibei-ivlieel z2 by one division.

he arrangement of the Coupling: teeth fl is such that by turning one igure-Wheel7 the figure-Wheel of the next higher degree will be driven by the Catch e, but by the rotation of the last said Figure-Wheel, the spring catch e Will be pressed by the Coupling teeth (Z and thus Will not cause the figure wheel oit lower degree to be operated.

The amount indicated by the counter can essere? be read off at any time through readingapertures 9 in the casing,` l.

rlhe spindle with the tens-transmission device can naturally be arranged so that it can be disengaged, in order to bring the counter to the Zero position.

In order to be able to use the apparatus iter different rates et Wages, a number of Counting` or operating` Wheels (5, 77 8) with l, 2, 3 9 teeth can be used, or these tooth-Wheels can b e iitted with adjustable teeth turning` on hinges or radially displace*L ble. The teeth can also be tted into holes provided on the Wheels by means oit screws or pins, or any other suitable manso that their number will correspond he rate ot' Wages required.

Das already mentioned itis also possible to adopt 1.000 .vet'ts tor the Work unit as a basis 'for the rate of Wages. n this case the spindle l must be driven troni the spindle et' the pattern-cylinder of the loom, so that it Will make one revolution for 1000 ive'fts.

'hat claim as my invention and desire te secure by letters atent, is:-

A viageregistering apparatus comprising in combination, a easing, a spindle turnable in said casing, a number ot operating Wheels, each showing' as many teeth as there are multiples of units in the eorrespending` places et the rate otl Wages, the said operating Wheels being interchangeably mounted on said spindle7 the said operatingl Wheels being further provided with widened tooth gaps and set relatively to each other, a set oit 'fearing adapted to drive said spindle so tha;A the latter makes one revolution per Work unit, and a counter presenting' toothed Wheels, the latter meshing with said operating` Wheels, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto signed my name this 17th day ot' Septemner to ber 1908, in the presence of tivo subscribing' Witnesses.

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